Recorded 1985–1996 Girls' name Peak 1985 10 births

Ishah — girls' name

10 babies named Ishah in U.S. Social Security records since 1985, with the highest year being 1985. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1980s51990s5
1980s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Ishah was born in this single decade.

1985
Single peak year

5 babies were named Ishah in 1985 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Ishah

The Social Security Administration has registered 10 babies named Ishah between 1985 and 1996, spanning 12 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a girl's name, Ishah currently falls outside the top 1,000 girls' names for 1996. The name reached its historical peak in 1985, when 5 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Ishah performed strongest in the 1980s, accumulating 5 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Ishah shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade.

No etymological entry is currently available for Ishah in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 10 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Ishah at a glance

Last recorded 1996

Total births

10

Since 1985

12 years of records

Peak year

1985

5 births that year

Strongest decade: 1980s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1996

Active since

1985

Recorded for 12 years

Last year on file: 1996

Ishah popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1996–1985

Last recorded 1996
Peak year (1985)
5
Annual births at peak — across 12 years of records
5 19961985 5

Ishah by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1980s
Peak decade
1980s
5 births that decade — 50% of Ishah's all-time total
1980s51990s5

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Ishah?
10 babies have been named Ishah since 1985. It was last recorded in 1996. The peak year was 1985 with 5 births.
When was Ishah most popular?
Ishah was most popular in the 1980s decade with 5 total births. The single peak year was 1985.
How long has the name Ishah been used?
Ishah has been recorded in Social Security data since 1985, spanning 12 years of data through 1996.
What names are similar to Ishah?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Isha, Ishani, Ishika, Ishita, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for girls.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1985–1996 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.